I leave it up to the government to make good decisions for Americans.

Indy, I have lots of great memories from there, and probably the part of me that doesn't feel quite as longing for it is that there is still a chance that I could do it again. It's not gone.

Give yourself permission to shoot for something that seems totally beyond your grasp. You may be surprised at your capabilities

If you want to be the best in your industry you need to have a relentless dedication to your job.

I've been taught from a young age to want to be the best driver... It was about being the best driver and not the best girl.

I'm a good blend of both my mom and dad.

At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.

Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know.

It would be hypocritical of me to use being female in some ways, and diss being female in other ways. It's part of the programme.

I think you have to feel comfortable with your car. You have to go into Turn 1, every lap, with confidence. You have to be sure of yourself and your equipment.

A blank page is no empty space. It is brimming with potential... It is a masterpiece in waiting -- yours.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

Learning is the new skill. Imagination, creation and asking new questions are at its core.

As a guitar player, it's harder for me to impress somebody than it is to write a song that they like.

I don't disagree with ending Congress' retirement program. I'm a governor, I don't have a retirement program in my state, and I don't disagree with that.

Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake.

My conservatory is in the streets. My intelligence is instinct.

It is no credit to me to do right. I am never under any temptation to do wrong!

Successful people do whatever it takes to get the job done, whether or not they feel like it.

I had a show that people thought used a laugh track. It wasn't; it was the real audience going crazy after everything that resembled a joke, that they could technically call a joke.